The Leader of The Nationals asked whether the Albanese Government intended to argue that Australia belonged in the lower tier. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade agreed the lower tier was available - but we missed out.

The Coalition has long argued that the Albanese Labor government must take telecommunications stability far more seriously. The Coalition initiated the Senate's Triple Zero inquiry because Australians need certainty.

"Mallee residents are tired of political gobbledygook and they are not fools, they are tired of the smoke and mirrors, and tired of being told not to believe their own experiences."

"Australians have every right to ask the Albanese Government why it allows known risks to remain inside critical communications infrastructure relied upon by millions of Australians, emergency services, businesses and transport networks,"

Today, Telstra Chief Executive Officer Vicki Brady and senior Telstra representatives will appear before the Senate Triple Zero inquiry initiated by the Liberal-Nationals Coalition.

Labor promised to put the 'care' back in aged care, but wait lists have blown out and thousands have died waiting for care. The Coalition has moved to put the human care back into aged care, against Labor's opposition.

Older Australians should not be left feeling they cannot remain in their own homes because Labor has shifted much needed funding away from trusted local providers without making sure services will actually continue

TOPICS: Leader of the Opposition comments on One Nation Party, Pauline Hanson reaction, Labor impact on small business and investment, policy development, Coalition record in government, net zero

TOPICS: Telstra outage, CEO response, Triple Zero, transport and business impacts, SA Police investigation, cost of system resilience